While some of the species are colonial (form agglomerations), the majority of Actinopods are solitary and thus occur as single cells that float freely in their habitat. In addition t… See more

As mentioned, Actinopods are mostly found in marine environments (particularly Radiolarians and Acantharia) where they occur singly or in colonies. Radiolarians, for instance, h… See more

Like many other protists, Radiolarians are unicellular organisms. However, some of the species form colonies. Although they are generally small in size, the single-celled species var… See more

Like other members of the class Actinopoda, Heliozoans are planktonic protozoa. However, they are commonly found in freshwater environments where they exist a… See more

Like other members of the class Actinopoda, Acantharia are unicellulareukaryotes. They range from 20 to 800um in size with a spherical body structure. U… See more